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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Woman strangles lover’s 4 children in Anambra state

In what sounds like a movie tale, A woman in Obuno Umuochefu,
Igbo-Ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state has snuffed
life out of four children of her boyfriend by strangling them. Not done
with her bestial mission, the suspect sat back at the scene of the crime
until her victims’ parents returned, and attacked their mother.

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For Mr and Mrs Nwanneka Ogechukwu Okonkwo, both natives of Ekwulumili
in Nnewi South Local Government Area but resident in Igbo-Ukwu, January
15, 2013, came like any other day. But the young couple who are each 28
years old, never knew that it was the day their four children,
Chukwuebuka, (13), Chukwumelum (6) Obumneme (3) and 15-month-old
Chinenyenwa would breathe their last.

The young couple had no premonition of the tragedy that shocked
everybody in the community. Their three sons and a daughter were
allegedly killed by a lady simply identified as Blessing, from Abakiliki
in Ebonyi State. Narrating the tragic incident, the mother of the dead
children who spoke with Sunday Sun at Ekwulumili Health Centre where she
was recuperating from the shock, said that she was also attacked by the
suspect. Mrs Okonkwo said that the eldest of her children, Chukwuebuka,
was the first casualty.

According to her, the suspect allegedly hit him on his forehead with a
hard object and dumped the lifeless body inside an underground tank in
the compound before strangling his siblings one after the other. “I was
to go for a burial ceremony with my husband at Ukpor on that fateful day
and the children went to school. We initially left with the youngest
one, Chinenyenwa but the vehicle we boarded was jam-packed with
passengers and the baby started crying. Consequently, my husband said we
should disembark and use our motorcycle but people around said the road
was too dusty to ride with a baby on a bike.

I decided to go home and wait for our other children who went to
school so that they would take care of the baby and enable my husband
and I to make the trip with our motorcycle. “But long after school
hours, the children didn’t come home. We went to the school and other
pupils told us that our children had gone home. I looked for them along
the roads they usually take to the house but I did not see them.

Thereafter, I urged my husband to go on his own and look for them,
but he returned soon after, saying he had seen them coming home. Before
my husband and I left for the burial, I gave them food and told them to
go and stay with an old woman in the neighbourhood because we are the
only occupants of that building, and I don’t like them staying alone in
the compound. “We had stayed barely one hour at the burial ceremony when
my husband said we should go home.

But before we left, my husband’s phone rang and I heard him say, ‘I’m
in a burial’. So, as we got close to our home, his phone rang again and
he told the caller that we were not back yet. I didn’t ask him who the
caller was as we rode straight to the house.

“When we got to the elderly neighbour’s house, we were told that she
had gone for prayers and that my children were not seen there. We got to
the house and I opened the gate from behind believing that the children
were inside the house. As we parked our motorcycle inside the compound,
my husband pointed to the underground tank that was open. I became
apprehensive because we don’t keep it open. But I said maybe the eldest
might have drawn water from the well and had forgotten to close it.

I called Ebuka but there was no response. I ran into the sitting room
and saw the three younger ones lying on the floor as if they were
asleep. I ran out again believing that those three were sleeping. I
continued to call Ebuka and looked into the tank and I didn’t see
anything. “Later, I decided to wake up Ebuka’s immediate younger brother
to ascertain the whereabouts of his brother. I called him but he didn’t
wake up; I tried to rouse him but he was motionless and so were the
other two. I cried to my husband that the children were dead and I
concluded that since the three were dead, Ebuka might be inside the
well.

There were marks of human nails on their necks that showed that they
were strangled. One of them had faeces in his anus. “It was when my
husband started crying and moved towards our bedroom, that the lady
(suspect) emerged from the bedroom and asked him why he was shouting.
Then, I advanced towards her and demanded from her, where she kept
Ebuka’s body because I had seen the others she killed. I held her and
she gripped me. When I freed myself from her grip, I rushed to lock one
of the two gates and raised the alarm until neighbours came.

“Later, somebody rushed out and called the youths of the community
before the local vigilante and policemen arrived. She was arrested along
with my husband.” Sources told Sunday Sun that the timely arrival of
the police and the local vigilante saved the suspect from being lynched.
It was also gathered that Mr Okonkwo, a furniture maker, had been
dating the suspect, a relationship his wife confirmed, and had been
battling to stop.

When contacted, the couple’s landlord, Mr Sunday, who lives outside
the community, described the alleged killing of the innocent children as
unfortunate and declined further comment. The Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO) in Anambra State, Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka, confirmed the
incident and said the matter was being handled by the State Criminal
Investigation Department in Awka, the state capital.

Heyyyy, am frm Igboukwu thou not same village, my sister told me this story yesterday and I was shocked at wot humans can do just bc of love gone sor, can't even say itz love bc love forgives dz evil infactuation and obssession, heyy God have mercy and save ur children, I wonder y d innocent Angels r to b d one to pay dz price, am scared, hv heard a lot happening in my town just dz 2013, heard a bro killed hz 2 blood brothers, he send pipo to kill dem in d presence of dr parent, one of d bros stays in america and is due to trvl back d next day, he wasted dr life all in d name dat he gives him no big money wenever he ask and hz now at large, God plz come and clean d land of my birth plz father, am so afraid to trvl home now, but CHIMNE-ECHEM Amen

Men hmmm u are never ok wit d wife u married so y attempting 2 marry in d 1st place,dis is so hurrible dat girl should rote in jail including her partner. I just pitty d mother of those kids, take heart madam God is ur strength

1st: the wife knew abt d relationship,n did nothing. 'The husband is battling 2 stop'2nd: the husband must av been threatened by the gf severally,bt he decided not to tell d wife who already knew he was cheating.3rd: the gf is a devil 4 killing innocent children.4th: women wen ur husband is cheating n u re aware,dnt tk it likely.kos u never can tell d empty promises he is making dat may endanger ur life.

The man is a bastard. See how his extramarital affairs have resulted in the loss of his kids. He has to live with that the rest of his lives. How do you kill 4 children? What did the woman stand to gain? People sha. Poor wife and mother! She had her first baby at 15 and she really doesn't come across as a smart person. May God grant her fortitude to bear the loss. I can't imagine what she's going through right now. RIP little ones. Linda please I beg you, don't upload tribalistic comments!

My goodness!!! Men please I beg u in the name of everything good, stay away from strange women!!! Look at the problem this man used his hand to bring upon his famil. What started like a harmless affair.Dear Lord evil will not befall my family IJN, amennnnnn.

This is soooo unfortunate.that woman must be a beast,heartless!But who I blame most is the Children's father,dia spirit will not forgive him!if he were a faithful husband dis calamity won't have befallen his family.A lesson to all unfaithful men!smh.

This is really wicked and sad! I pray for the repose of the soul of the dead. God please grant the mother the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss. As for the man, I leave this to your conscience to judge!

Innocent kids killed bcos of their father's wayward pipe! Its possible the man has been promising her marriage while she has been aborting their babies.I think she is the one who was calling the man at the burial,satanic bitch! Girls leave married men alone,they will only deceive you!Men leave 'headmistresses' alone, una no go hear!

Chai! Infact I do not know what to say. But e no qo beta for this terminator of a woman, and the Man sef na real stupid Cow, confam bururu Cow... How can u just stand n watch a woman who killed all your kids without bounding her n skin her alive or pounding her into pieces ?? Can u imagine she almost killed the mother in his presence again! I no wan laff abeg.

The man should be arrested. Women are weak and he has planted the evil seed in her by comments like, "if not for the children" and "i cant leave the children".She has now taken it upon herself to deliver him from the family he regrets having.God made us to surmount any difficult situation, it is sad that people belittle themselves and God by wrong decisions.

The man should be arrested. Women are weak and he has planted the evil seed in her by comments like, "if not for the children" and "i cant leave the children".She has now taken it upon herself to deliver him from the family he regrets having.God made us to surmount any difficult situation, it is sad that people belittle themselves and God by wrong decisions.

This just proves that the evil that men do lives after them. Lives with them sef. You were feeling like someone that can cheat abi? You no know say na devil you go carry. Now your four children that God was generous enough to give you are dead. People are begging God for children. You are killing your own by the hands of your demonic lover.. May God be the judge... Men think with your heads not your dick holes... Mschew!

I tell my husband dis also. And dis goes out to all dis ladies going after married men.. Pls don't think he will leave his wife and marry u. Pls don't hurt his family also. He will only resent u for life. May d kids souls rest in peace with d lord

Why do u conclude Igbo People are wicked? Igbo peopke are the best tribe in Nigeria, they accomodate other tribes without discrimination, yoruba man will say "Omo Igbo", but igbo man will cal anoda person from oda "My brother" So be wise brother. And for this incident its the infifelity of the man that caused the whole problem that's why the police people arressted him along with the suspect. RIP Kids.

He left d burial after an hour and d phone calls he was receiving from his lover while @ d burial and on d way home sounds like he was aware d woman was going to do sometin or she probably threatened him over d phone bout his kids. RIP innocent kids.

Must their mother go to the burial with their father. As a matter of fact which parent leaves children of such tender age all alone? Even if they were supposed to be with the old woman, why didn't the parents ensure they were safely in the old woman's home before leaving for the burial. However we can only ask these questions it won't change anything.

Apparently the man called off the affair and the woman was not having It. So she decided to teach him a lesson by killing his children. Let this be a lesson to men cus one day you will go and carry a mental case such as this lady.

This is really a sad story, we have to be more prayerful as wives n mothers ooo, if she no she for stay house with her children obviously the woman my have been monitoring there movement all along. God help us

I'm very curious here, what could have prompted such evil act for the love of christ....was she possessed by a demon or drugs? has she been diagnosed with an ailment that must have been passed to her by the man? did she lost her womb due to an abortion for him? or maybe she is just ready to die and decided to take these innocent kids with her.... anyhoo these are no enough reasons for this wicked act... so am left wondering what went wrong with this woman???I feel sorry for her more because am certain her soul will know no peace from the cry of these innocent kids and from the devil that possessed her too... holy Mary mother of God, please pray for us now and at the hour of our death Amen.

Cold wicked world we live in. How could someone who has blood running in her vein be this wicked & heartless. My sincere condolences to the mother of those late children. May their souls RIP. That woman should be tied to a moving train and dragged across the rail mehn. *sighs*

Men for the love of God STOP CHEATING!See the tragedy, because a man just had to mess around with a woman that turned out to be the devil's own daughter!May the Lord rest their souls and grant peace to their bereaved mother.

this is heart wrenching. how can a woman be so heartless and cruel? i wonder how the man will be feeling now. only God knows the extent of promises and lies he has told the beast of a woman!! men are sth else. i find myself some similiar situation only that the guy in question is not married. a guy i have beeen dating for about a year with everything going on well, only for him to tell him that he has a gf abroad. the girl just came visting and i've seen them together quite a couple of times. truth is that i'm just an extremely nice person if not, i would have done sth drastic cos the pain and betrayal is just too much for me to bear. i leave him for God to judge cos i did nth to him to deserve the humiliation. Men pls learn to stick to ur wives and Girlfriends. being faithful pays!!!

Spot on Modupsy,Both couples are 28years old.1st son is 13years old. Do the Math.Meaning, they mistakenly had him outof wedlock during "eburo".Meaning, they were never in love.Meaning, the husband had to seek for fresh air in the marriage via mis-stress.This is something contraceptive would have prevented 14years ago unless "28" was their football age.

Father in heaven deliver your people. This is a plea to married men and women everywhere. PLEASE, when you are swimming in your euphoria of love for your side piece try and remember that your promises can lead to cases like this. I am not absolving the murderer of blame because at the end of the day, she will lose her freedom and this man will probably be let go (no be Naija??)

Men, y'all that make the argument that you are not supposed to be with just one...her is case study #5,000,000. That one you are sampling is hoping to become your one and only. She is either after your money or looking to replace your wife.

You all are supposed to be the superior sex, please use your senses and stop being remote controlled by these smelly public toilets.

The world is already a nasty please, why are you going to make it an even nastier place with your own actions.

Men men men mennnnnnnnnn. Na wa o. See pain and suffer were will she start from all bcus her husband refuse to keep his dick inside his trousers. Wat a life, my sista may God give the strength to bear ur loss.

This is what happens when you cheat or break a woman's heart ....... Do you knw what d mistress went thru 4 him and how many abortions she's hd 4 him cos she believes he wuld settle with her 1 day. Biko you guys shld see things from the lady's point of view. It's just that kids hd 2 suffer 4 his dirty mistakes# sad mehn